Fastening for overshoes.



R. B. STROUP.

FASTENING FOR OVERSHOES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2, 1913.

Patented Mar. 10, 1914.

WITNESSES M 75) TED STATES PATENT l AFFTCE.

RENA ZB. STROUP, O13 HOIYIEWORTH, OHIO.

FASTENING FOB OVERSHOES.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Runs. 13. SrRoUr, a citizen of the United States, residing at I-lomeworth, in the county of Columbiana and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fastenings for Overshoes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in fastening devices for overshoes and has for its primary object the provision of a simple and eflicient means for securely holding the overshoes upon the shoes, especially in cases where the overshoes are a little large, when walking through mud, slush or the like.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of this nature which is exceedingly simple in construction and which when not in use may be carried about in the pocket of the wearer or when put away, safely stored on the interior of the rubber.

It is a well known fact that overshoes, especially if they are a little large are con tinuously pulling off while the person wearing them is walking through mud, slush or the like. This causes great inconvenience and often the interior of the rubhers gets wet which destroys their usefulness and causes the person wearing them to contract a cold.

It is an object of this invention to provide a means whereby this annoyance and inconvenience of overshoes pulling off will be eliminated.

In most instances, it is the heel of the overshoe which pulls OK. This part invariably is the first to come olf of the shoe and it is an object of this invention to pro vide a means for securely holding the heel part upon the shoe in preference to the rest of the overshoe.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference designate like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is side elevation of a portion of a shoe showing an overshoe thereon and the invention applied to the overshoe, and Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 22 of Fig. 1 showing some parts broken away.

In referring to' the drawings by numeral, 1 designates an overshoe which is securely held upon the shoe 2 by means of the base Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January .3, 1913.

Patented Mar. 1.0, 1914. Serial No. 739,808.

plate 3 and a series of straps. The base plate 3 is preferably made of metal or any is ptable material such as sole leather or the ire.

l:rojecting upwardly from the back part of the heel plate 3 is a strap 1 which has the strap 5 secured to the upper end thereof. The strap 5 is substantially U-shaped and is adapted to fit about the rear end of the heel of the overshoe and has connected to one of its inner ends a strap 6. Connected to the other inner end of the strap 5 is a strap 7 which is also connected to the base plate 3 at 8. The strap 7 is provided at its upper end with a buckle 9 the tang 10 of which is inserted through the holes 11 in the strap 6. This buckle and the plurality of holes 11 in the strap 6 provide a means for fastening the heel plate upon the shoe as well as adjusting it to various sized feet.

Projecting outwardly from the base plate 3 is a secondary base plate 12 which is secured to the base plate 3 at 13 and to a strap 14 at 15. This secondary or auxiliary base plate 12 may be constructed either of metal or any desirable material such as sole leather or the like and is adapted to form an extension whereby the front part of the overshoe may be securely held on the foot. The strap 14 has a buckle 16 on one end thereof, the tang 17 of which engages one of the plurality of holes 18 in the end 19 of the strap 14;. These holes 18 and the buckle 16 form a means for tightening or securely fastening the strap 14 about the instep of a wearer and also means whereby the strap may be adjusted to conform to various sized shoes.

It will be clearly seen from the foregoing description and Fig. l of the drawings that when this invention is applied to an overshoe and the shoe of a wearer it will be practically impossible for the overshoe to pull off when the wearer is walking in mud, slush or the like.

In practical fields certain minor features of construction may necessitate alterations to which the patentee is entitled provided such alterations are comprehended within the scope of what is claimed.

What is claimed is 1. A device for holding an overshoe on a shoe, comprising a plate adapted to extend under the heel of the overshoe, an upwardly extending strap attached to the rear end of said plate, a U shaped strap having its curved middle portion attached to said upwardly extending strap and its sides extending forwardly and adapted to engage the counter of the overshoe with the said U- shaped strap terminating adjacent the shank of the overshoe, a strap having one end attached to a side of said plate adjacent its forward end, said strap extending upwardly and having its other end attached to one end of said U-shaped strap and provided with a buckle, and a strap having one end attached to the opposite side of said plate adjacent its forward end, said strap being adapted to extend upwardly and over the instep of the wearer and to have its free end secured by said buckle, an intermediate portion of said strap being secured to the other end of said U-shaped strap.

2. A device for holding an overshoe on a shoe, comprising a heel plate adapted to extend under the heel of the overshoe, a shank plate extending forwardly from said heel plate and adapted to extend under the shank of the overshoe, an adjustable strap having its ends attached to said shank plate and adapted to extend over the instep of the wearer, an adjustable strap adapted to extend over the instep of the wearer and having its ends attached to the sides of said heel plate adjacent its forward end, a strap attached to the rear end of said heel plate and extending upwardly, and a strap adapted to extend substantially horizontally about the counter of the overshoe and connected to said straps attached to the front and rear ends of said heel plate.

RENA B. STROUP.

lVitnesses MARY KING, JENNIE CHISHOLM.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

